OSAA Approves New Classifications and Districts for 2026–30
Changes affect several Southern Oregon schools, including new hybrid conference
WILSONVILLE, Ore. — The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) has approved its classifications and district alignments for the 2026–30 activity years, finalizing a four-year structure that will continue the state’s six-classification system.
The OSAA Executive Board approved three amendments to the Classification and Districting Committee’s final recommendation in a 13–1 vote, while the Delegate Assembly approved the changes by a three-quarters majority. The updated classifications will take effect beginning with the 2026–27 school year.
OSAA has operated under a six-classification system since the 2006–07 activity year. The full classification and district structure is available through the association.
The approved changes conclude a four-month review process that began in August and included extensive public input. According to OSAA, the committee received more than 300 written submissions and heard testimony from 171 groups before the committee and Executive Board. The process was chaired by Tigard-Tualatin School District Superintendent Iton Udosenata.
One amendment adjusted the enrollment cutoff between the 5A and 4A classifications, setting the dividing line at 581 students for 5A and 580 for 4A. That change returned Cascade to the 4A-3 Oregon West Conference and Henley to the 4A-5 Skyline Conference.
Another significant change created a seven-team 6A–5A Southwest Hybrid conference, grouping Ashland, Crater, and Eagle Point (5A) with Grants Pass, North Medford, South Medford, and Roseburg (6A). This marks the second hybrid league approved by OSAA, following the previously established 6A–5A Midwestern Hybrid in the Eugene–Springfield area.
A third amendment moved Enterprise High School from the 2A-6 Blue Mountain Conference to the 2A-5 Wapiti League, following testimony presented to the Executive Board.
As part of the final recommendation, the OSAA Executive Board also plans to reconvene the Computation of ADM task force next year to further evaluate how enrollment data is used in the classification and districting process.
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